Fresh Cream vs Cleanroom white paint color comparison

Fresh Cream vs Cleanroom white

Fresh Cream is a Cloverdale Paint color while Cleanroom white comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Fresh Cream belongs to the beige-yellow family and Cleanroom white to the beige-white family. With LRVs of 90 and 89, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Fresh Cream vs Cleanroom white in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Fresh Cream and Cleanroom white are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Color Details

Fresh Cream
Cloverdale Paint · 0838
LRV90.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0838
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Cleanroom white
RAL Classic · RAL 9012
LRV88.8
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 9012
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight

Fresh Cream vs Cleanroom white Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Cream on one side and Cleanroom white on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Fresh Cream comparisons

See how Fresh Cream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Fresh Cream
Ammonite
Fresh Cream
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.

White Dove
Fresh Cream
White Dove
Fresh Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

A 7-point LRV gap (90 vs 83) makes Fresh Cream the marginally brighter of the two.

Fresh Cream
Iron Ore
Fresh Cream
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 6, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Purbeck Stone
Fresh Cream
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Evergreen Fog
Fresh Cream
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Mizzle
Fresh Cream
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 90 vs 52, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Agreeable Gray
Fresh Cream
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Accessible Beige
Fresh Cream
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 58, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Denim Drift
Fresh Cream
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 27, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
French Gray
Fresh Cream
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Naval
Fresh Cream
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Tranquil Dawn
Fresh Cream
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 55, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Bancha
Fresh Cream
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 90 vs 13, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Hardwick White
Fresh Cream
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 44, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Pure White
Fresh Cream
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Fresh Cream
Artichoke
Fresh Cream
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Fresh Cream
Balboa Mist
Fresh Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 66, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Shoji White
Fresh Cream
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 74, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Snowbound
Fresh Cream
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

A 7-point LRV gap (90 vs 83) makes Fresh Cream the marginally brighter of the two.

Fresh Cream
Pigeon
Fresh Cream
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Pewter Green
Fresh Cream
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 12, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Duck Green
Fresh Cream
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 8, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Skimming Stone
Fresh Cream
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 68, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Dix Blue
Fresh Cream
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Fresh Cream
Hicks' Blue
Fresh Cream
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream vs Hicks' Blue

Fresh Cream
Slaked Lime Deep
Fresh Cream
Slaked Lime Deep

Fresh Cream vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Fresh Cream
Vintage Vogue
Fresh Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 12, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Livid
Fresh Cream
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

Fresh Cream vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Fresh Cream
Saybrook Sage
Fresh Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 45, Fresh Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Fresh Cream
Pale Green
Fresh Cream
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Fresh Cream
0838 · LRV 90
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Fresh Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.